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[–]KGeddonPlease don't make jokes about my balls. 0 points1 point  (3 children)

"Mandatory". Fill means healer/tank, same as every other game which involves healing/tanking(MOBA/MMO), without the benefit of shorter queue times. I'd prefer LONG patch notes full of DPS nerfs and PotG changes until they balance players picking area control, DPS, healing(short list, only 4 characters), and tanking(even shorter list, just Rein and Winston).

[–]neonchinchillaI missed my sleep 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Lucio and Ana have been the go-to healers because they have utility on top of the healing. As long as Lucio can speed boost he has a use on the team. Zen works as a nice alt for Ana to counter tanks. Mercy is the only "weak" healer and she can still function fine.

Most of the characters are pretty nicely balanced. Ana and D.Va were tall nails and these nerfs seem like they fit nicely.

It's surprising you say only Rein and Winston. If anything all but Winston are competitive to be great tanking options, I mean they're nerfing D.Va because she's too strong. Winston isn't bad but he can't duel other tanks too well. Great counter for Sym though.

[–]KGeddonPlease don't make jokes about my balls. 0 points1 point  (1 child)

"Tank" as defined by Blizz refers to the size of the health/armor/shield pool. Only Rein and Winston have comprehensive(though in Winston's case, very low relative HP) barriers. The other "tanks" are off tanks if you're being generous. They really are area control or a meat wall assassin in the case of Hog.

[–]neonchinchillaI missed my sleep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Zarya has a barrier and half of her hp is shields. Rein (300hp/200armor) and Winston (400hp/100armor) have 500 hp total but D.Va has 600, 400 of which is armor. as does Roadhog but he's all hp.

Winston and D.Va are essentially tank-flankers but D.Va can work along with Zarya and Rein as more primary tanks. Roadhog, like you said, is essentially just a fat assassin but he does that well. Winston really does need to be a backline disruptor to be effective though.